Article ID: 311055
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q311055
SYMPTOMS
After installing the Security Rollup Package (SRP), some Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) code may no longer work if the Active Directory Client Extensions for Windows NT 4.0 are not installed. You may receive error messages such as:
For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
299444 Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP)
CAUSE
The Dnsapi.dll file was not included with the ADSI add-on for Windows NT 4.0. This has been corrected with the ADSI client that is included with the Active Directory Client Extensions for Windows NT 4.0.
RESOLUTION
Method 1
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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08-Dec-2000 11:01 5.0.2195.2649 135,440 Dnsapi.dll
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.
Method 2
Instead of installing the hotfix from method 1, you can also resolve this problem by installing the Active Directory Client Extensions for Windows NT 4.0 from the following Microsoft Web site:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.
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